U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations officers seized more than $2.1 million in cocaine in a single enforcement action on Wednesday at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry in Eagle Pass, Texas.
A CBP officer referred a tractor trailer for secondary inspection at the Camino Real International Bridge import lot.
CBP officers discovered 60 packages containing 162 pounds of alleged cocaine inside the vehicle during a secondary examination with an estimated street value of $2.2 million.
“This large cocaine seizure in the cargo environment reflects the reality of the drug threat our frontline officers face every day,” Eagle Pass Port of Entry Port Director Pete Beattie said. “Our frontline officers utilize all their training, high tech tools and resources as they conduct their examinations and this seizure exemplifies our continued dedication to CBP’s border security mission.”
CBP seized the narcotics and the tractor and trailer, and Homeland Security Investigations special agents have initiated a criminal investigation.
On Oct. 26, CBP agents seized cocaine and fentanyl with an estimated street value of $438,715 during a secondary inspection of a vehicle driven by a Mexican citizen.
Officers discovered two packages containing 4.72 pounds of fentanyl and 11 packages containing 24.60 pounds of cocaine.